Workshop & Listening Session January 13, 2014 NPDES General Permit for Wastewater Discharges from Water Treatment Plants

Permit History First IssuedDec 1997EIA done ReissuedJuly Permittees Reissued (eff date)Sept Permittees To Be Reissued (eff)Sept 2014 Lower: Cl 2 Limit Drop: D.O., Temp, THM, Discharge Rate, Volume Add: SWPPP

Late DMR28 Chlorine effluent exceedance 3 Missed sampling 2 Missing O & M Manual12 Missing Solid Waste Control Plan15 Missing Spill Plan15 Missing Stormwater PPP16 Permit Violations in 2013

Ecology’s Intent for Sept 2014 General Permit Stay the course Reorganize all GPs to make them more consistent Define terms consistently Clarify goals of and methods for monitoring State universal requirements consistently (Chapter WAC)

Specific Tweaks Reorder the terms & conditions Require electronic applications (eNOI) Require electronic reporting of monitoring (eDMR) Fix typos: Report effluent flows S2C2a vs. S2C3 – Possible contradiction S3A – “and all other discharges” S3A – Indicates averaging pH is OK S4 – Groups 1 & 2 not exhaustive S5B – Must be 5 years retention S6B2 – Add “or”

Plan for Re-Issuance 11/8/2013 Send reminder letters to Permittees 1/13/2014 Workshop & Listening Session 3/1/2014 Application Renewal Due Date Early April 2014 Issue Draft Permit: 45-day comment period Early May 2014 Workshop & Public Hearing Mid-July 2014 Issue Final Permit & Responses to Comments 30-day appeal period Sept 1, 2014 Effective Date of Revised Permit

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